Coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying Group Stage clash between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a South Africa win with a probability of 57.74%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Zimbabwe had a probability of 19.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a South Africa win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.2%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.76%), while for a Zimbabwe win it was 0-1 (5.87%).